Characters
This character is believed to be the protagonist of the story
Laurie
renounced
to give up or put aside voluntarily
This is where Laurie was headed as the story opens
Kindergarten
This character is the antagonist of the story
Charles
This is how Laurie's mom felt as she watched him head off to school
Sad that her baby was growing up
How does Laurie feel about starting Kindergarten for the first time?
confident and secure
raucous
unpleasantly loud and harsh
This is the reason Laurie's mom wanted to attend the PTA meeting
To meet "Charles's" mother
The author of Charles is
Shirley Jackson
solemn
serious, not cheerful
This is why Laurie's mother wanted to meet Charles' mother
She felt that Charles was a bad influence on Laurie
Laurie would often make jokes about and speak disrespectfully to this character
his father
reformation
act of making changes in order to improve
Identify at least two bad things that "Charles" did in school.
Hitting both the teacher and her friends, asking a girl to say bad words, and more